Bottle ID: 901

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CARVED WITH PEONY AND FISH

Date: 1750-1860

Height: 50 mm

Jasper, well hollowed, of flattened rounded form with a slightly concave oval foot, the green and russet brown stone carved on one side with a leafy flowering peony, the reverse carved with two fan-tailed carp swimming  amongst swirling waves and aquatic weeds.

Similar Examples:

Crane Collection no. 456
Stevens, Bob C. The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, 1976, p. 143, no. 541.
Moss, Hugh, Victor Graham and Ka Bo Tsang. A Treasury of Chinese Snuff Bottles - The Mary and George Bloch Collection, 1998, Vol. 2, Part 2, pp. 348-349, no. 309.

Provenance:

Asian Art Studio
Christie's, New York, March 21, 2000, lot 156
Rachelle R. Holden
Sotheby's, New York, March 26, 1982, lot 130
Bob C. Stevens

Exhibited:

An Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles and Dishes from the Bob C. Stevens Collection, Mikimoto Hall, Tokyo, 22-31 October, 1978

Published:

Holden, Rachelle R. Rivers and Mountains Far From the World - The Rachelle R. Holden Collection, 1994, pp. 186-187, no. 80
Catalogue of an Exhibition of Chinese Snuff Bottles and Dishes from the Bob C. Stevens Collection, Mikimoto Hall, Tokyo, 22-31 October, 1978, p. 61, no. 149
Stevens, Bob C. The Collector's Book of Snuff Bottles, 1976, p. 139, no. 514
Moss, Hugh M. Chinese Suff Bottles: no. 4, 1966, p. 43, no. 8

This stunning jasper bottle is discussed under bottle no. 456, also of a type of jasper that is from a different stone, but clearly carved by the same hand as the details and style of the flower-head are strikingly consistent. Whilst the majority of jasper bottles are simple depictions of animals or birds, both of these bottles are of a higher level of quality, producing simple yet elegant pieces that can justifiably be called works of art.

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